how can I clean the inside of mac mini?

canned air. just make sure you hold it a few inches away from the slots when you pull the trigger. Also, I do it with the computer turned off.

Seems like you'll be blowing the dust inside the computer. My best advice would be to open it (take the top off) then use the canned air to blow the dust away from the inside of the machine. If one does not feel comfortable taking the top off, maybe taking it in for service is the way to go.

it does seem like that. but, i had done this plenty of times, and when i actually did open up my mini to upgrade the RAM (I'd owned it about 14 months at that time) there was no dust accumulated inside. You're crazy if you pay somebody to clean it for you.

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Gloves off, craziness is telling someone who obviously is not willing to open it up to blow the dust further inside the machine from the openings at the bottom. There is no channel inside the Mini that takes the air to the outside of the machine, only areas where the air flows over and around dust collecting areas.

I don't know what the recommended way of cleaning the mini is, never claimed to know. I'm just saying what I did. You said that all this would do is cause the dust to collect on the internals of the machine. I responded that after cleaning my mini this way 4 or 5 times, and then later opening up the mini, there was no accumulation of dust whatsoever. If I offended you, damfair, I apologize. I didn't mean my previous post in an aggressive way, though rereading it I see that it sounds aggressive. I'm sorry.

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Most people would take offense at being called crazy. Myself I would have had the top off and blow the dust off the insides and from the inside of the vents, however some people are less inclined to do things like that. I have always believed that it took a bigger person to apologize than it did to take offense at another's remarks, so I stand corrected and humbled by your ready response!

Instead of using canned air (that just blows the dust further inside your mini) use a vacuum cleaner to suck the dust out. Don't open the case, simply put the hose near the openings on the bottom of the case. Some vacuum cleaners have special soft rubber ends for their hoses. I use this (i believe it lessens static electricity and the chance of scratching the case).

This method works fine with my mini, I have done it weekly for 2 years.

Best Regards,

mait.

I don't always think before I speak (or type).

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